Assitive surgical manipulator for cochlear implant surgery

Abstract

Robot assisted surgery is emerging as a prominent technology in the area of healthcare technology. Robotics are especially useful in surgical procedures proven to be complex in the conventional form, in terms of accessibility, anatomical complexity, miniature scale, required precision and accuracy. The cochlear implant procedure in otolaryngology is one such procedure, in which precise drilling of the temporal bone is required at the vicinity of critical organs and structure. In this paper, we describe the design of minimal invasive robotic device which is able to increase the accuracy of the drilling procedure, enhance patient safety without disrupting clinical workflow.